The WORST episodes of Roseanne
Every episode of Roseanne ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Roseanne!
Explore life, death and everything in between through the relatable, hilarious and brutally honest lens of the working-class Conner household, which is located in the drab, fictional exurb of Langford, Illinois. With the inimitable Roseanne Barr at its epicenter as the family's matriarch, the series tackles current issues with fresh stories and even more laughs. Roseanne is joined by her husband, Dan, and their children, D.J., Darlene and Becky. Roseanne's warm, but neurotic, sister Jackie rounds out the core of the family.
#1 - All About Rosey
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1995
Youngsters Roseanne and Jackie visit a fortuneteller who gives them a peek into their futures via his crystal ball. In the future, Jackie takes an adult, autistic D.J. to see a psychiatrist.
#2 - Arsenic and Old Mom
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1997
Dan's eccentric mom heads straight for Lanford after she's released from hospital, claiming to be cured. Problem is, Dan thinks she's trying to kill him.
#3 - Eggs Over, Not Easy
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2018
A crucial moment for Becky’s surrogacy arrangement forces her and Darlene to critically assess each other’s lives. Meanwhile, an animal rescue organization rejects Jackie’s application to adopt a puppy; and Roseanne makes a plan to change their mind.
#4 - Hit the Road, Jack
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1997
As Dan packs his bags to leave, Roseanne drowns her sorrows in fast food while driving aimlessly around Lanford, and D.J. finds a soul mate to share his troubles.
#5 - Dress to Impress
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2018
Darlene’s son, Mark, gets caught with a pocket knife after being bullied on the first day of his new school. Meanwhile, Becky invites Andrea over to meet the family and is nervous to bring her home.
#6 - Twenty Years to Life
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2018
Roseanne and Dan adjust to living under the same roof with Darlene and her two children, Harris and Mark, when Darlene loses her job. Meanwhile, Becky announces she is going to be a surrogate to make extra money; and Roseanne and Jackie are at odds with one another.
#7 - Darlene v. David
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2018
David unexpectedly shows up for Harris’ birthday after being absent for years, forcing Darlene to re-examine their relationship and the rest of the family. Meanwhile, Roseanne and Jackie’s mother, Bev, temporarily moves into the Conner home after an incident at the nursing home prevents her from returning.
#8 - Roseanne Gets the Chair
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2018
Roseanne’s clash with Darlene over how she’s raising her kids – especially Harris – reaches a breaking point; while Dan tries to help Roseanne with her bad knee by getting her an elevator chair, which she refuses to use because she doesn’t want to admit getting old.
#9 - Sweet Dreams
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1989
Roseanne tries to get a few minutes of relaxation in the bathtub, but she ends up getting constant interruptions from her family--and a fantasy about two hunks.
#10 - Home for the Holidays
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1996
After a long stay in California with his mother, Dan returns home for Christmas and he, Roseanne and the rest of the family begin to realize how fortunate they are to have each other and how much they have to be thankful for as the old year ends.
#11 - Roseambo
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1996
Roseanne battles a group of women-hating terrorists who hold her family and a foreign diplomat hostage on a train to Washington, D.C.
#12 - Happy Trailers
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/1995
Becky and Mark finally leave the Conner nest to move into a tacky trailer park, but when Roseanne and Dan try to help out financially, their offers are met with a wall of resistance. Meanwhile, a tipsy neighbor drops by to put out the trailer park welcome mat.
#13 - Two Down, One to Go
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1993
Roseanne is suffering from empty-nest syndrome as Darlene heads for school. But after Darlene gets settled into her dorm, the two have a revealing mother-daughter chat, and Roseanne returns home with a plan.
#14 - Lanford's Elite
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1997
At a party at the swank Lanford Country Club, Roseanne forges a surprising bond with Edgar Wellman, Jr., the son of her hated former boss. When he reveals some shocking news about the future of Lanford, Roseanne realizes she may be the only one who can save her hometown.
#15 - Trick or Treat
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1990
Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.
#16 - The War Room
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/1997
When a heartbroken Roseanne locks herself in her room and won't come out, her family and friends all try in their own unique way to help her get out of her funk. Friends and family try an intervention after they're unable to rouse a listless Roseanne out of bed, where she's been for four days amid piles of junk food, depressed over Dan's affair.
#17 - Hoi Polloi Meets Hoiti Toiti
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1996
A visit with the wealthy Wentworths on Martha's Vineyard gives the Conners a glimpse into new friend Astrid's dysfunctional family. And before long, the Conners are teaching the snobby elitists some truths about real life.
#18 - Homeward Bound
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1993
Darlene visits, making David realize how much he misses her; Roseanne urges Dan to have a man-to-man chat with D. J. after they discover he's been spending too much time behind locked doors.
#19 - The Memory Game
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/1988
Roseanne discovers that Dan had a one-night stand with her high-school nemesis years ago.
#20 - Busted
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1994
Dan and Roseanne try to talk Mark into coming back to Becky; meanwhile, Roseanne finds out that David is living with Darlene and heads for Chicago to confront them.
#21 - The Commercial Show
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1992
The Conners are sitting pretty for a TV ad for Rodbell's Luncheonette, but at home things get ugly between D.J. and Todd. Leon and Steven break up, and the Bowmans move back to Chicago.
#22 - Thanksgiving '94
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1994
Thanksgiving is a real turkey at the Conner household when Roseanne gets alarming medical news she can't confirm with the pre-natal clinic, and Nana Mary arrives with a feeble husband on her arm -- then upsets Bev by discussing the two abortions Nana Mary had years ago.
#23 - All of Me (1)
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/1990
Roseanne doesn't share Jackie's enthusiasm for the exciting new man in her life.
#24 - Five of a Kind
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1989
A kiss is just a kiss, but it could mean trouble when the kisser is Dan's buddy Arnie, and the kissee is Roseanne.
#25 - Radio Days
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/1988
A songwriting contest unleashes creativity in Dan and Roseanne, while Booker unleashes uncontrolled impulses in Jackie.